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Oct 15, 2014 · A tithe is a tenth, meaning that God has commanded us to give a tenth of our earnings “that there may be food in my house”. For the modern day church that “food” can take on many different forms. Your tithe could go towards starting a new project, or providing new resources for Children’s Ministry, or it could simply be the means to ...
- What Is A Tithe?
- Do We Have to Give Ten percent?
- What Is The Tithe Used for?
- Do We Still Have to Tithe?
- Why Is Tithing Important For Us?
The word tithein the Hebrew language simply means: tenth. In the Book of Numbers, God’s people were instructed to give a tenth of what they earned or produced to God as a way to be obedient and worshipful to the Lord. Throughout the Old Testament, God’s people are prompted to give a tenth of what they have earned to God. When we understand that mag...
The word tithe (meaning tenth) is first seen in the Old Testament, and it was meant to indicate that God’s people were to give to God a tenth of what they earned or produced. In the New Testament, the instruction to give is affirmed, yet there is not a specific percentage designated. Jesus fulfilled the laws of the Old Testament, and with that, God...
When you faithfully and consistently give your tithes to a church, this is an obedient response to God’s instruction and a significant way to worship and praise the Lord. There are different ways that the money the congregation gives will be used by the church. With tithes, churches will pay their pastors and staff, support missionaries, donate to ...
Worldly cultures teach that people work hard for their money and should save and spend it how they want. We are inclined to wrongly think that our money belongs to us and that we earned it. Sinful nature makes people greedy, selfish, and lovers of money. This all goes wildly against the biblical concept around money and tithing to God. Tithing is n...
Tithing is important for us to do because God instructs us to tithe. If God desires something for us, it becomes incredibly significant for us to do. Tithing is an act of obedience. Likewise, tithing keeps us from putting our trust in money. It can be tempting in today’s world to put our hope in money. Money is quickly made, quickly lost, and has b...
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Feb 12, 2015 · Where your treasure is, there your heart is also. The rest of Matthew 6 continues, saying in essence, “Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or wear. Trust God. Seek Him first and He will give you all these things! Seeking God first involves three things: praying, fasting, and giving. We claimed we were seeking God first when we ...
Aug 11, 2022 · Tithing is an Old Testament concept. The tithe was a requirement of the Law in which the Israelites were to give 10 percent of the crops they grew and the livestock they raised to the tabernacle/temple (Leviticus 27:30; Numbers 18:26; Deuteronomy 14:24; 2 Chronicles 31:5). In fact, the Old Testament Law required multiple tithes—one for the ...
Feb 23, 2015 · The first portion is the redemptive portion. Please hear me: when you give the first to God the rest are redeemed. … Hear me clearly: don’t give the first portion to the mortgage company. Because the mortgage company does not have the power to bless your finances. But God does. The first portion, first ten percent, goes to God.
What to Give. The tithe is ten percent of your gross income. In addition to giving ten percent of your monetary income, consider giving God the firstfruits of other resources as well. You can give the firstfruits of your time by spending the first part of each day with the Lord in a personal quiet time.
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Jan 15, 2021 · It is because we honor God’s Lordship over our lives that we give Him our firstfruits. For many, parting ways with 10% (tithe means “one tenth”) of their money can be difficult. Some don’t ...
